Weather Records on 12 July 1942

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 July 1942. Highest significance: Harrai, IN.

Key Facts for 12 July 1942

On 12 July 1942, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 341 daily.
Harrai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 221.0 mm (8.7 in) on 12 July 1942.
Across 158 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 12 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanumangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	281.2 mm (11.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	394.5 mm (15.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Multai	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atner	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
S. Luis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sausar	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 12 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 201.

Records on 12 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

295 broken records

Margins by which the 295 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 July 1942

Top 20 records on 12 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 July 1942	Harrai, IN	monthly rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Chhuikhadan, IN	all-time rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Bundi, IN	daily rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Hanumangarh, IN	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Boggabri (Penryn), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Rajnandgaon, IN	monthly rain	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Sakoli, IN	daily rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Narsingarh, IN	daily rain	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Duck Hill, US	all-time high min	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Red Range (Victoria St), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Brindley Park 2, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Chandpur, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Dongargarh, IN	monthly rain	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Brahmapuri, IN	daily rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Nagpur (Mayo Hospit, IN	monthly rain	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Durg(Drug), IN	daily rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 1942	Pachmarhi, IN	daily rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 363 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1816	1
1821	2
1841	1
1847	2
1848	2
1850	3
1851	1
1858	1
1860	2
1866	1
1870	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	7
1896	3
1897	2
1898	1
1900	2
1901	5
1902	2
1903	11
1904	13
1905	28
1906	22
1907	19
1908	46
1909	24
1910	12
1911	93
1912	19
1913	20
1914	57
1915	16
1916	39
1917	163
1918	99
1919	56
1920	37
1921	94
1922	42
1923	85
1924	68
1925	231
1926	272
1927	84
1928	79
1929	137
1930	561
1931	309
1932	305
1933	609
1934	348
1935	379
1936	1,082
1937	353
1938	257
1939	509
1940	623
1941	796
1942	363
1943	421
1944	446
1945	1,118
1946	234
1947	319
1948	379
1949	357
1950	485
1951	765
1952	680
1953	688
1954	907
1955	263
1956	474
1957	381
1958	434
1959	459
1960	466
1961	606
1962	447
1963	418
1964	898
1965	457
1966	614
1967	502
1968	466
1969	745
1970	298
1971	538
1972	716
1973	633
1974	617
1975	1,321
1976	812
1977	377
1978	635
1979	555
1980	998
1981	645
1982	526
1983	955
1984	871
1985	558
1986	1,015
1987	1,189
1988	961
1989	559
1990	1,489
1991	1,028
1992	1,167
1993	1,443
1994	904
1995	1,070
1996	964
1997	800
1998	1,244
1999	1,397
2000	796
2001	856
2002	1,537
2003	910
2004	799
2005	1,068
2006	1,038
2007	749
2008	719
2009	707
2010	1,450
2011	1,468
2012	979
2013	570
2014	437
2015	618
2016	740
2017	586
2018	398
2019	598
2020	875
2021	830
2022	507
2023	839
2024	968
2025	567
2026	1,100

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	255
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1